Viera Dzoganova
Slovakia
Michalovce
The Choir Pro Musica – Magnólia
The Choir Pro Musica – Magnóliawas established at the Basic Art school Michalovce (Pro Musica) in 1998 and at Basic Art School Sobrance (Magnolia) in 1985. The choirs work together as union since 2010. In concert the choir consists of 40 children, ages 9 -17 years. The choir’s establisher, artistic manager and conductor is Mrs. Viera Dzoganova. The choir has won many prestigious prizes around the world, and has taken part in many international choir festivals. Mostly in Europe (Czech Republik, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Finland, Spain, Great Britain, France etc.) but in 2015 the choir won the Serenade Choral Festival in Washington DC and they have made two concert tours in Mexico. Choir won category Sacred Music in Claudio Monteverdi Choral Festival and Competition in Venice, in 2016 and gold medal in 36th International Choral Festival of Preveza Greece, 2018. In 2020 choir take part on Jeju International Choir Festival & Symposium on Jeju Island in South Korea
Viera Dzoganova – graduated at the Conservatory Košice in 1980 in department of the accordion playing. By the futher study in 1987 – 1990 she got qualified for the children´s choir conducting. She graduated the Pedagogical faculty of Catholic University in Ružomberok. At present she has been working as an accordion teacher, artistic director and conductor of two children ´s choirs – Pro Musica in Michalovce and Magnólia in Sobrance.